It’s 2013, a brand new year. It’s one of the more predictable things I’ve been waiting for amid all that’s unpredictable about this journey and all I wait for to emerge from it. In many ways that cross the heart, … Continue reading
Christmastime Vows, 2010 I woke up this morning with a Christmas song in my head. It wasn’t one of my favorite carols or something I can remember hearing recently by happenstance. It’s the one that goes: “Rocking around the Christmas … Continue reading
It’s not what you think. Though Chile may be geographically isolated, it’s no island. We live 90 minutes inland next to the enormous dividing wall of the Andes Mountains. I’ve written about missing water before. Namely, missing our dear Pacific … Continue reading
I want to say thank you to those of you who read this, who follow our journey, who respond in beautiful ways, who bear witness to this grief, as beastly as it is, in order to help me honor my … Continue reading
A lot here is just like it is at home. We work. We take public transportation. We grocery shop and make dinner. We see the doctor when we need to and hail a cab when it’s getting late. The water … Continue reading